7. Former President Joe Biden’s crackhead son, Hunter Biden, launched into a profanity-laced tirade against President Trump, comparing his immigration policies to KKK tactics, while the White House highlighted President Donald Trump’s border success.
6. Alabama’s Securities Commission and Secretary of State Wes Allen are investigating political contributions linked to an alleged $140 million Georgia Ponzi scheme run by Edwin Brant Frost IV, urging recipients to return the funds.
5. Tennessee U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) has resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives to pursue a private business interest and this narrows the House GOP majority further, potentially impacting legislative successes in the future.
4. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) commended cuts to NPR and PBS in President Donald Trump’s rescissions bill, arguing they counter the left’s agenda, which public broadcasters refuse to acknowledge and address.
3. New York City Mayor Eric Adams responded to Border Czar Tom Homan’s pledge to “flood the zone” in sanctuary cities with ICE agents after a CBP officer’s shooting, with Adams saying, “If he’s going to assist us to go after those individuals, I welcome it,” before making an irrelevant comment about people being arrested on a path to citizenship.
2. The cost of illegal immigration is roughly $70,000 per year, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), noting that he supports surging deportations and added, “they gotta go home” while touting the 1 million illegals who have deported themselves.
1. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says there will not be a vote on the release of documents about Jeffrey Epstein before the August recess, preferring that the DOJ handle it, and handing a political cudgel to Democrats as polls show Trump’s approval ratings dropping, even in states like Alabama, though his MAGA base remains strong.
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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.